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To: Gary M. Reed who wrote (2584)	5/2/1999 12:03:00 PM
From: capitalistbeatnik	Respond to of 17683

Well that one was a lot more substantial. I watch the network mostly for the ticker, but as I have said, there are a lot of personalities I like on the network, particularly Kernan, Haines, and Insana. And I think Faber has matured despite his tendencies that you describe of getting a little too fired up about a scoop. I don't expect CNBC to be error free, but I don't expect them to freak out if you call attention to an error either. It would be nice if they did issue a correction every once in a while. Is it just me or is Ron Insana much more scarce lately?

To: Gary M. Reed who wrote (2584)	5/2/1999 12:04:00 PM
From: Thomas G. Busillo	Respond to of 17683

Gary, maybe she could expand the "pounding the table" cliche. I mean, there are various degrees of "pounding the table". For example, what if she went... "...Merrill's pounding the table like a whiney little kid mad about being grounded from watching the syndicated action series 'Renegade', starring Lorenzo Lamas" "...Morgan's pounding the table with their shoe in a manner similar to the unforgettable theatrics of Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev at the U.N...." (which could be condensed down to "pulling a Krushchev") "...Robbie Stephens is pounding the table on techs stocks - eight pounds of new research notes regurgitating previously held commentary just this morning alone..." If the NYSE ever decided to move the AOL post ("the post here to my left"), I bet you'd hear her do the same thing for whatever big name they put in its place. Good trading, Tom